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June 2012
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2009
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Biotechnology is the major technology of the 21st century, yet few people realise how much it impacts on many aspects of human society. The defining aim of this new fifth edition is to re-establish the correct understanding of the term biotechnology. Using the straightforward style that made the previous editions of his textbook so popular, John Smith once again helps students with the deciphering and use of biological knowledge. He explains the historical developments in biotechnology and the range of activities from brewing beer, the treatment of sewage and other wastes, and the creation of biofuels. He also discusses the innovations in molecular biology, genomics and proteomics, systems biology and their impact on new biotechnology. In this edition John Smith also re-examines the ethics and morality of aspects of biotechnology and puts new emphasis on stem cells and regenerative medicine and micro RNA.

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Contents

Further reading
Chapter 1: The nature of biotechnology
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Chapter 2: Biomass: a biotechnology substrate?
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Chapter 3: Genetics and biotechnology
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Graham, A. (1994). A haystack of needles: applying the polymerase chain reaction. Chemistry & IndustryOctober, 718–20.
Harwood, C. R. and Wipat, A. (2006). Genome management and analysis: prokaryotes. In Basic Biotechnology, 3rd edn, eds. Ratledge, C. and Kristiansen, B.Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 73–118.
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Chapter 4: Bioprocess/fermentation technology
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Chapter 5: Enzyme technology
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Wymer, P. (1990). Making sense of biosensors. NCBE Newsletter. Reading, UK: Reading University.
Chapter 6: Biological fuel generation
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Bevan, M. W. and Franssen, M. C. R. (2006). Investing in green and white biotechnology. Nature Biotechnology 24, 765–7.
Burke, D. (2007). Biofuels – is there a role for GM?Biologist 54, 52–6.
Herrera, S. (2006). Bonkers about biofuels. Nature Biotechnology 24, 755–60.
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Morton, O. (2006). Biofuelling the future. Nature 444, 669–78.
Schubert, C. (2006). Can biofuels finally take center stage?Nature Biotechnology 24, 777–84.
Smith, P. (2006). Bioenergy: not a new sports drink but a way to tackle climate change. Biologist 53, 23–9.
Stewart, Jr C. N. (2007). Biofuel and biocontainment. Nature Biotechnology 25, 283–4.
The Economist (2007). Iowa's ethanol economy: the craze for maize, 12 May.
The Economist (2007). Really new advances – briefing RNA. 16 June, pp. 91–3.
Vertres, A. A., Innis, M. and Yukawa, H. (2006). Implementing biofuels on a global scale. Nature Biotechnology 24, 761–4.
Webster, B. (2006). Home-grown crops accelerate drive towards biofuels. The Times, 23 August. http://business.timesonline.co.uk
Wooley, T. (2006). Biomass and the UK's energy future. Biologist 53, 118–19.
Chapter 7: Environmental biotechnology
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Bull, A. T. (2003). Clean technology: industry and environment, a viable partnership. Biologist 47, 61–4.
Burke, M. (2004). Prosecuting the polluters. Chemistry WorldMay, 44–9.
deLorenzo, V. (2006). Blueprint of an oil-eating bacterium. Nature Biotechnology 24, 952–3.
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Glick, B. R. (2004). Teamwork in phytoremediation. Nature Biotechnology 22, 526–7.
Meagher, R. B. (2006). Plants tackle explosive contamination. Nature Biotechnology 24, 101–63.
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Seshadri, R. and Heidelberg, R. (2005). Bacteria to the rescue. Nature Biotechnology23, 1236–7.
Vandevivere, P. and Verstaete, W. (2006). Environmental applications. In Basic Biotechnology, 3rd edn, eds. Ratledge, C. and Kristiansen, B.. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 403–31.
Verstraete, W. (2002). Environmental biotechnology for sustainability. Journal of Biotechnology 94, 93–100.
Chapter 8: Plant and forest biotechnology
Bates, S. I., Zhao, J.-Z., Roush, R. T. and Shelton, A. M. (2005). Insect resistance management in GM crops: past, present and future. Nature Biotechnology 23, 57–62.
Bevan, M. W. and Franssen, M. C. R. (2006). Investing in green and white biotechnology. Nature Biotechnology 24, 765–7.
Cohen, J. I. (2005). Poorer nations turn to publicly developed GM crops. Nature Biotechnology 23, 27–33.
Dale, P. J. (2000). The GM debate: science or scaremongering. Biologist 47, 7–10.
Editorial (2004). Drugs in crops – the unpalatable truth. Nature Biotechnology 22, 133.
Editorial (2005). Reburnishing Golden Rice. Nature Biotechnology 23, 395.
Fox, J. L. (2006). Turning plants into protein factories. Nature Biotechnology 24, 1191–3.
Hellwig, S., Drossard, J., Turyman, R. M. and Fischer, R. (2004). Plant cell cultures for the production of recombinant proteins. Nature Biotechnology 22, 1415–22.
Herrera, S. (2005). Struggling to see the forest through the trees. Nature Biotechnology 23, 165–7.
Johnson-Green, P. (2002). Introduction to Food Biotechnology. Boca Raton, USA: CRC Press.
Marrier, M. (2005). Pharmaceutical crops. In McGraw Hill Year Book of Science and Technology, pp. 257–9.
Paine, J. A., Shipton, C. A., Chaggar, S.et al. (2005). Improving the nutritional value of Golden Rice through increased pro-vitamin A content. Nature Biotechnology 23, 482–7.
Parry, B. (2005). Ode to energy crops. Biologist 53, 11–12.
Patera, C. (2007). Blooming biotech. Nature Biotechnology 25, 963–5.
Powell, W. and Hillman, J. R. (eds.) (1992). Opportunities and Problems in Plant Biotechnology. Edinburgh: The Royal Society of Edinburgh.
Robinson, C. (1999). Making forest biotechnology a commercial reality. Nature Biotechnology 17, 27–30.
Shelton, A. M., Zhao, J. Z. and Roush, R. T. (2002). Economic, ecological, food safety and social consequences of the deployment of Bt transgenic plants. Annual Review of Entomology 47, 845–81.
Smith, P. (2006). Bioenergy: not a new sports drink but a way to tackle climate change. Biologist 53, 23–9.
Stewart, C. N. (2003). Transgenic Plants: Current Innovations and Future Trends. Norfolk: Horizon Press.
Straughan, R. and Reiss, M. (1996). Ethics, Morality and Crop Biotechnology. Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council. www.bbsrc.ac.uk.
Strauss, J. M. and Bradshaw, H. D. (eds.) (2005). The Bioengineered Forest: Challenges to Science and Society. Washington, DC: Resources for the Future Press.
The Economist (2005). The story of wheat: ears of plenty, 24 December, pp. 26–30. [An essential read].
,The Royal Society (2000). Transgenic Plants and World Agriculture. London: The Royal Society.
,The Royal Society (2002). Genetically Modified Plants for Food Use and Human Health – An Update. London: The Royal Society. www.royalsoc.ac.uk
Williams, C. G. (2005). Framing the issues on transgenic forests. Nature Biotechnology 23, 530–2.
Chapter 9: Animal and insect biotechnology
Barrett, T. and Rossiter, P. (1999). Rinderpest: the disease and its impact on humans and animals. Advances in Virus Research 53, 89–110.
Church, S. L. (2006). Nuclear transfer saddles up. Nature Biotechnology 24, 605–7.
Dove, A. (2005). Clone on the range: what animal biotech is bringing to the table. Nature Biotechnology 23, 283–5.
Fulka, J., Miyashita, N., Nagai, T. and Ogura, A. (2006). Do cloned mammals skip a reprogramming step?Nature Biotechnology 22, 25–6.
Hammer, R. E., Pursel, V. G., Rexroad Jr, C. E., Wall, R. J. and Bolt, D. J. (1995). Production of rabbits, sheep and pigs by microinjection. Nature 315, 680–3.
Handler, A. M. and James, A. A. (eds.) (2000). Insect Transgenesis Methods and Applications. Boca Raton, USA: CRC Press.
Holland, A. and Johnson, A. (eds.) (1998). Animal Biotechnology and Ethics. London: Chapman and Hall.
Johnson-Green, P. (2002). Introduction to Food Biotechnology. Boca Raton, USA: CRC Press.
Liangxue, L., Lai, L., Kang, J. X.et al. (2006). Generation of cloned transgenic pigs rich in omega-3 fatty acids. Nature Biotechnology 24, 435–9.
Powell, A. M., Talbot, N. C., Wells, K. D.et al. (2004). Cell donor influences success of producing cattle by somatic nuclear transfer. Biology and Reproduction 71, 210–16.
Rudenko, L., Matheson, J. C. and Sundlof, S. F. (2007). Animal cloning and the FDA – the risk assessment paradigm under public scrutiny. Nature Biotechnology 25, 39–43.
Straughan, R. (1999). Ethics, Morality and Animal Biotechnology. Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council. www.bbsrc.ac.uk.
Suk, J., Bruce, A., Gert, R.et al. (2007). Dolly for dinner? Assessing commercial and regulatory trends in cloned livestock. Nature Biotechnology 25, 47–53.
Wall, R. J., Powell, A. N., Paapa, M. J.et al. (2005). Genetically enhanced cows resist intra-mammary Staphylococcus aureus infection. Nature Biotechnology 23, 445–50.
Wilmut, I. (2004). Derivation of human embryo stem cells by nuclear replacement for technology development and the study of motor neuron disease. www.hfea.gov.uk
Wimmer, E. A. (2005). Eco-friendly insect management. Nature Biotechnology 23, 432–3.
Chapter 10: Food and beverage biotechnology
Angold, R., Beech, G. and Taggart, J. (1989). Food Biotechnology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Berka, R. M. and Cherry, J. R. (2006). Enzyme biotechnology. In Basic Biotechnology, 3rd edn, eds. Ratledge, C. and Kristiansen, B.. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 477–98.
Campbell-Platt, G. (1989). Fermented Foods of the World: A Dictionary and Guide. London: Butterworth.
Chang, S.-T. (1999). World production of cultivated edible and medicinal mushrooms in 1997. International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms 1, 291–300.
,European Federation of Biotechnology (1994). Biotechnology in Foods and Drinks. Briefing Paper 2. Task Group on Public Perceptions of Biotechnology. Holland: EFB.
Eggeling, L., Pfefferle, W. and Sahm, H. (2001). The building blocks of proteins.. In Basic Biotechnology, eds, Ratledge, C. and Kristiansen, B.. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 281–304.
Fuller, R. (2004). What is a probiotic? Biologist 51, 232.
Gibson, G. (2005). The rise and rise of probiotics. Biologist 52, 95–8.
Godfrey, T. and West, S. (eds.). (1966). Industrial Enzymology, 2nd edn. New York: Stockholm Press; London: MacMillan.
Gray, J. (1990). The Genetic Engineer and Biotechnologist. Swansea: GB Biotechnology Ltd.
Johnson-Green, P. (2002). Introduction to Food Biotechnology. Boca Raton, USA: CRC Press.
Kirk, O., Borchest, T. V. and Fuglsang, C. C. (2002). Industrial enzyme applications. Current Opinions in Biotechnology 13, 345–51.
McCarthy, K. C. and Rastall, R. A. (2003). Sticking your ‘ose in it: prebiotics. Biologist 50, 259–62.
Ratledge, C. and Kristiansen, B. (2006). Basic Biotechnology, 3rd edn. Chapter 14: The building blocks of proteins.; Chapter 15: Organic acids; Chapter 16: Microbial polysaccharides and single cell oils. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Rodger, G. (2001). Production and properties of mycoprotein as a meat alternative. Food Technology 85, 36–41.
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Smith, J. E. (1985). Biotechnology Principles. Aspects of Microbiology II. Holland: Van Nostrand Reinhold.
Sullivan, R., Smith, J. E. and Rowan, N. J. (2006). Medicinal mushrooms and cancer therapy. Perspectives in Biology and Medicine 49, 159–70.
Trinci, A. P. J. (1992). Myco-protein: a twenty year overnight success story. Mycological Research 96, 1–13.
Beilan, J. B. and Li, Z. (2002). Enzyme technology: an overview. Current Opinions in Biotechnology 13, 338–44.
Wiebe, H. G. (2004). QuornTM myco-proteins – overview of a successful fungal product. Mycologist 18, 17–20.
Wood, B. J. B. (ed.) (1998). The Microbiology of Fermented Foods, Vols. 1 & 2, 2nd edn. London: Elsevier Applied Science Publishers. [A brilliant comprehensive coverage.]
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Yokotsuka, T. (1985). Fermented protein foods in the Orient, with emphasis on shoyu and miso in Japan. In Microbiology of Fermented Foods, Vol. 1. ed. Wood, B. J. B.. London: Elsevier, pp. 351–415.
Chapter 11: Biotechnology and medicine
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Forde, G. M. (2005). Rapid-response vaccines – does DNA offer a solution?Nature Biotechnology 23, 1059–62.
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Groundsmith, J. (2004). Viral Fitness. The Next SARS and West Nile in the Making. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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Hook, D. J. (2006). Production of antibiotics by fermentation. In Basic Biotechnology, 3rd edn, eds. Ratledge, C. and Kristiansen, B.Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 433–55.
Kresse, G. B. (2006). Recombinant proteins of high value. In Basic Biotechnology, 3rd edn, eds. Ratledge, C. and Kristiansen, B.Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 499–21.
Schellekens, H. (2004). How similar do ‘biosimilars’ need to be. Nature Biotechnology 22, 1357–9.
Sheridan, C. (2005). The business of making vaccines. Nature Biotechnology 23, 1359–66.
Chapter 12: Stem cell biotechnology
Barfoot, J., Mauelshagen, C., Bruce, D., Henderson, C. and Bowness, M. (ed). (2005). Stem Cells: Science and Ethics. Edinburgh: The Scottish Institute for Biotechnology Education.
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Hoffman, L. M. and Carpenter, M. K. (2005). Characterisation and culture of human embryonic stem cells. Nature Biotechnology 23, 699–708.
O'Donoghue, K. and Fisk, N. M. (2004a). Potential application of stem cells. Part 1. Biologist 51, 125–9.
O'Donoghue, K. and Fisk, N. M. (2004b). Potential application of stem cells. Part 2. Biologist 51, 185–8.
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Verfaillie, C. M. (2002). Adult stem cells: assessing the case for pluripotency. Trends in Cell Biology 12, 502–9.
Wilan, K. M., Scott, C. T. and Harris, S. (2005). Chasing a cellular fountain of youth. Nature Biotechnology 23, 807–15.
Wilmut, I. (2004). Derivation of human embryo stem cells by nuclear replacement for technology development and the study of motor neuron disease. www.hfea.gov.uk
Chapter 13: Protection of biotechnological inventions
Byrne, N. (1992). Patents for plants and genes under the European Patent Convention. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 99b(3/4), 141–52.
Elliott, S. M. (2007). The threat from within: trade secrets' theft by employees. Nature Biotechnology 25, 293–5.
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Kahn, J. (2006). Patenting race. Nature Biotechnology 24, 1349–50.
Klein, R. D. (2007). Gene patents and genetic testing in the United States. Nature Biotechnology 25, 989–90.
Teitelbaum, R. and Cohen, M. S. (2004). Publish and perish: what constitutes a bar under the patent law. Nature Biotechnology 22, 1449–51.
White, N. I. (2007). Time waits for no man: deciding when to file a patent application in Europe. Nature Biotechnology 25, 639–41.
Chapter 14: Safety in biotechnology
Block, S. M. (2001). The growing threat of biological weapons. American Scientist 89, 28–37.
Gilmore, R. (2004). US food safety under siege. Nature Biotechnology 22, 1503–5.
Gorka, S. and Sullivan, R. (2002). Biological toxins: a weapon threat in the 21st Century. Security Dialogue 33, 141–56.
Grönwall, G. K. (2005). A new role for scientists in the Biological Weapons Convention. Nature Biotechnology 23, 1213–15.
Guillemin, J. (2006). Biological Weapons: From the Invention of State Sponsored Programs to Contemporary Bioterrorism. New York: Columbia University Press.
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Wheelis, M., Rozsa, L. and Dando, M. (eds.) (2006). Deadly Cultures: Biological Weapons since 1945. Harvard: Harvard University Press.
Chapter 15: Public perception of biotechnology: genetic engineering – safety, social, moral and ethical considerations
Bruce, D. M. (2006). Moral and ethical issues in gene therapy. Human Reproduction and Genetic Ethics 12, 10–23.
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Hutton, P. (2006). GM foods: what Europeans really think. www.brandenergyresearch.co.uk
Maschke, K. J. (2005). Navigating an ethical patchwork: human gene banks. Nature Biotechnology 23, 539–44.
Millar, H. I. and Conko, G. (2004). The Frankenfood Myth: How Protest and Politics Threaten the Biotech Revolution. New York: Praeger Publishers.
Miller, H. I. (2006). Vox populi and public policy: why should we care?Nature Biotechnology 21, 1431–2.
Scott, C. T. (2005). Stem Cell Now: From the Experiment That Shook the World to the New Politics of Life. Pi Press.
,Scottish Council on Human Bioethics (2006). Embryonics fetal and post-natal human mixtures: an ethical discussion. Human Reproduction and Genetic Ethics 12, 36–60.
Straughan, R. (1999). Ethics, Morality and Animal Biotechnology. Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council. www.bbsrc.ac.uk.
Straughan, R. and Reiss, M. (1996). Ethics, Morality and Crop Biotechnology. Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council. www.bbsrc.ac.uk.
Suyder, E. J., Hinman, L. M. and Kalichman, M. W. (2006). Can science resolve the ethical impasse in stem cell research?Nature Biotechnology 24, 397–400.
Thompson, J. (2007). Genetically modified crops – good or bad for Africa?Biologist 54, 129–33.
Turnpenny, L. (2005). Public perception of cloning and embryonic stem cells. Biologist 52, 310–12.
Val Giddings, J. L. (2006). Whither agbiotechnology?Nature Biotechnology 24, 274–6.
Chapter 16: Looking to the future
Taverne, D. (2005). The new fundamentalism. Nature Biotechnology 23, 415–16.

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